Senior Backend Engineer - Serverless AWS Lambda

Turnitin, Llc; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 112,125 - 186,875; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote First Culture

Health Care Coverage

Education Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Retirement Plan with match

Job summary

Turnitin, LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services to design, implement, and maintain scalable backend systems on a modern serverless stack. You will architect services with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, while mentoring engineers and collaborating across QA, Product, and UX teams.

The role emphasizes cost-efficient, high-performance solutions, robust CI/CD pipelines, and ongoing professional growth in a remote-first environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in AWS Lambda or similar serverless tech.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and event-driven systems.
• Strong understanding of microservices and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop scalable backend services using AWS Lambda.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Optimize performance and cost-efficiency of services.
• Collaborate with QA, Product, UX and Support to integrate backend services.

Skills

Backend development

AWS Lambda

RESTful APIs

Event-driven

Microservices

CI/CD

Git

Problem solving

Tools

AWS Lambda

API Gateway

DynamoDB

Job description

Turnitin, LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services to design, implement, and maintain scalable backend systems on a modern serverless stack. You will architect services with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB, while mentoring engineers and collaborating across QA, Product, and UX teams.

The role emphasizes cost-efficient, high-performance solutions, robust CI/CD pipelines, and ongoing professional growth in a remote-first environment.